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… Sharpeville massacre was turning point in anti apartheid movement, 21 March 1960 …

… UN anti-Apartheid sanctions against South Africa are opposed by the …

… Policy, Growth and Equity: Economic Choices for Post-Apartheid South Africa …

… Black fear, White fear: the fear factor in the aftermath of apartheid …

… Inkatha and KwaZulu: blocking the grand apartheid plan - a history of the struggle …

… Ahmed Essop "Quarter" Khota, was born on 5 July 1928. His friends affectionately knew him as “Quarter”, a name … by  Nelson Mandela  and  Walter Sisulu . It was a play on his surname and a reference to his slight physique since many … Quarter’s zest for life was also evident in his community work – raising funds for bursaries, initiating community …

… a poor farming family at Debe Nek near King Williamstown. His father James Calata was a Presbyterian and his mother Eliza, an Anglican. He trained as a teacher at … but was eventually allowed to carry on with his church work, although this came along with much harassment from the …

… Curtis and the sister of Neville Curtis , also an anti-Apartheid activist and banned person. In 1973 Curtis assisted … Botswana . In exile the Schoons continued with their anti-Apartheid activities underground. In 1978 their first child, … the death of Jeanette and Kathryn. In 1998 Williamson and his accomplice, Jerry Raven, applied for amnesty with the …

… against Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel and his officials. Background: Who were the 'burghers'? By 1657, the market for work in the Cape, under central direction by the Vereenigde … survival. However, under Simon van der Stel - and later his son, Willem Adriaan van der Stel - land was given to High …

… you will understand that it is because these countries are apartheid South Africa's principal allies, with their trade, … any longer justify the murderous and hate-ridden policy of apartheid. It is important, therefore, to proceed from … have to compel to bend to the popular will. The amount of work that still needs to be done is evident from the …

… AIDS Advisory Panel, which conducted the bulk of its work in 2000, identifies a number of potential areas for …

… to give effect to a Cabinet decision to prioritise work on the …

… A life’s work: Harriet Bolton and Durban’s trade unions, 1944 - 1974 …

… The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam …

… A call for a thirty-minute work stoppage, in protest against the death of Dr. Aggett, is …

… above all an extremely hard worker." Njongwe established his medical practice in New Brighton township. Port … national executive committee. Until Njongwe began to apply his formidable talents as an organizer, the eastern Cape had … the opening day of the campaign, there was a near-total work stoppage in Port Elizabeth. Njongwe's wife, a nurse, …

… including P.A Brand. On 24 July 1839, he was succeeded by his brother, Sir Christoffel (Joseph) Brand, a lawyer and one … Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid …

… Bon Accord near Pretoria on 12 December 1931. He lost both his parents at an early age and was raised by his sister. The family moved to Marabastad and then to … Masemola for dedicating his life to the struggle against apartheid and standing for the ideals of a free, just and …

… This underscored Moretsele's commitment to and love for his tribe of origin, the Pedi of the North-Eastern Transvaal, which characterised his entire public career. Moretsele's leadership role in the … to help keep the flame of rebelliousness against apartheid burning. In 1956 Moretsele was one of the 156 …

… in Natal, the son of a policeman. After receiving his early education in Ladysmith, he entered Adams College in … early interest in politics intensified. He renewed his acquaintance with Lembede and through Lembede met  A. P. … he now lives. He is the author of  An African Explains Apartheid  (1963),  Ushaba: The Hurtle to Blood River  …

… for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He did not complete his studies there  because of his political activism, and left the country to go into exile … of Labour Mboweni was the architect of South Africa’s post-Apartheid labour legislation. He became one of the World …

… worked as a machine-handler in the mines in Johannesburg. His father died in 1949 after someone allegedly poisoned his drink. His mother died a few years later. Qabula and his … he had been promised a plumbing job. After a few months of work, Qabula was attacked and shot in the leg by a group of …

… in the Transvaal and Natal (now kwaZulu Natal) protested his release. On 28 June whilst Mayekiso was on his returning from Sweden, he was detained again under … in solitary confinement. He and four others including his brother Mzanele were subsequently charged with treason …

… David Goldblatt sold his family's menswear business in South Africa to become a … in 1962. But the pictures he made of the nation under apartheid suggest that there was one thing in the rag trade … the Natal region showing a house with an African man and his son standing in front is the salesman's hint that the man …

… to energise all humanity everywhere to act against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa. We disperse and … gathered over the people of Botswana. Botha is marshalling his terror forces for murder and destruction directed against … unconditional release. Internationally we must, above all, work to compel Pretoria's partners to abandon the path of …

… on 1 July 1921 at Serowe, Bechuanaland (now Botswana). His grandfather was Kgosi (King) Khama III, known as Khama the Good, the ruler of the Bangwato people. Under his rule and with his approval, Bechuanaland had been put … a vision of a southern Africa post-colonialism and post–apartheid, seen to be a key part in the development of the …

… deported to Basutoland, and Tonjeni, whose organisational work with farm workers had made him notorious among whites, was banned from the western Cape. Moving his base of operations to the Cradock area of the eastern …

… Open letter of congratulation to Bishop P J Buthelezi on his appointment as Black Auxillary Bishop in the Catholic Church, Johannesburg. His appointment is seen by Black Catholics as a breakthrough … To his Lordship Bishop P J Buthelezi: Open letter on day of …

… being thrown off a tram for being a Jew. In 1934, Schwarz, his younger brother Kurt and his mother Alma left Germany for South Africa travelling on … Jewish refugees led by H. F. Verwoerd , the architect of apartheid and later Prime Minister of South Africa. Schwarz’s …

… African printmaker, art administrator and opponent of apartheid, Dhlomo grounds her art on the socialist-realist … to say of the political or ‘protest’ nature of her work, and how it has changed post 1994: “I told my children … time of struggle it talks to them then, but if the same work is seen by people during the ten years of democracy …